The Warrior Tour was the second headlining concert tour by American singer Kesha, in support of her sophomore studio album, Warrior (2012). The tour started on July 3, 2013, and concluded on September 19, 2015.
Background and development
In late March, Kesha and American rapper Pitbull announced that they would tour North America together on their North American Tour 2013. The joint tour was officially announced on March 22, 2013, but the two hinted at the tour on March 21, 2013, via Twitter. Shortly after tickets were available for the duo's summer tour, Kesha announced a separate tour that would visit Europe and other places she did not visit with Pitbull. The tickets for the European leg of the tour went on-sale shortly after the dates were announced. A couple weeks later, on May 13, 2013, North American dates were added to the tour. Kesha announced the pre-sale password for the North American dates via Twitter after the fourth episode of her television show, Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life, aired on May 16, 2013. The tickets went on sale to the general public on May 17, 2013. Leading up to the tour, Kesha has been using the website Mobio Insider to connect with her fans and give them details about the tour. Kesha has been promoting the tour mainly through her Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Aside from the social media promotion, Kesha has also promoted the tour through the application, Blippar. When scanning Kesha's symbol, fans can access many special features including the chance to win tickets to any of the dates on the North American leg. Many of the dates are a part of festivals and fairs including the Live at the Marquee Festival in Cork, Ireland, the Wireless Festival in London, England, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Illinois, and a few others.
In October 2014, Kesha brought back the Warrior Tour setlist and costumes to perform for a music festival in Shanghai, China. After that, the tour was revisited and traveled throughout South and North America with new songs, visuals, and costumes added to the tour through January to September 2015.
Broadcasts and recordings On June 21, 2013, the television network, E!, announced that the network would broadcast a show from one of the co-headlining dates Kesha was on with Pitbull. The show would be broadcast as a part of E!'s Inside Track Summer Concert Series. The series is a collaboration with Live Nation. The network filmed the show in Detroit at The Palace of Auburn Hills on June 7, 2013. The recording was aired as the first installment of the series on June 21, 2013. To promote the broadcasting, E! interviewed Kesha an hour before the show at The Palace of Auburn Hills. In the interview, Kesha conversed with the interviewer about her favorite and least favorite parts of the tour, costumes she wears for the tour, and her golden tooth that she has from an accident at a bar. E! also interviewed Kesha's stage manager, Justin De Meulenaere, before the show. Meulenaere, who is also known as "Boot", is most known for his work with Kesha on her previous concert tour, the Get Sleazy Tour.
Set list This set list is representative of the performance in Stockholm. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Warrior" "Crazy Kids" "We R Who We R" "Blow" (contains elements of the Cirkut Remix) "Dirty Love" "Gold Trans Am" "Take It Off" (rock version) "C'Mon" "Thinking of You" "Machine Gun Love" "Last Goodbye" "Love Into the Light" "Supernatural" "Blah Blah Blah" "Your Love Is My Drug" "Tik Tok" Encore "Die Young"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Opening acts EuropeSources for tour dates in Europe:July 3, 2013CorkIrelandThe Docklandrowspan="8" July 5, 2013WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festival GroundsJuly 6, 2013NibeDenmarkSkalskovenJuly 7, 2013StockholmSwedenStora ScenJuly 9, 2013AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoJuly 10, 2013Luxembourg CityLuxembourgDen AtelierJuly 12, 2013LondonEnglandQueen Elizabeth Olympic ParkJuly 13, 2013KinrossScotlandBaladoJuly 15, 2013LondonEnglandO2 Academy BrixtonFuse ODGJuly 16, 2013ParisFranceLe TrianonJuly 18, 2013PragueCzech RepublicClub SaSaZuRaegoMistaJuly 19, 2013ViennaAustriaBank Austria Halle North AmericaSources for tour dates in North America:August 9, 2013 WindsorCanadaThe Colosseum at Caesars WindsorSemi Precious WeaponsMike PosnerAugust 10, 2013BethlehemUnited StatesSands Steel StageAugust 12, 2013Wolf TrapFilene CenterAugust 14, 2013RaleighRed Hat AmphitheaterAugust 15, 2013CharlotteTime Warner Cable Music PavilionAugust 17, 2013SpringfieldIllinois State Fair GrandstandAugust 18, 2013LincolnPershing CenterAugust 19, 2013MinneapolisMyth NightclubAugust 21, 2013MilwaukeeEagles BallroomAugust 23, 2013UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaAugust 24, 2013Essex JunctionCoca-Cola GrandstandAugust 25, 2013CanandaiguaConstellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterAugust 27, 2013ColumbusLifestyle Communities PavilionAugust 28, 2013PortsmouthnTelos Wireless PavilionAugust 30, 2013BangorDarling's Waterfront PavilionAugust 31, 2013GilfordBank of New Hampshire PavilionSeptember 1, 2013Las Vegas1 OAK NightclubDJ KarmaSeptember 7, 2013PomonaFairplex Park Budweiser GrandstandSemi Precious WeaponsMike PosnerSeptember 21, 2013Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaSeptember 25, 2013KingstonRyan CenterSemi Precious WeaponsMike PosnerSeptember 27, 2013BaltimorePier Six PavilionSeptember 29, 2013IthacaBarton HallAsiaSources for tour dates in Asia:October 24, 2013Quezon CityPhilippinesSmart Araneta Coliseumrowspan="6" November 12, 2013TokyoJapanZepp TokyoNovember 13, 2013November 15, 2013OsakaNamba HatchNovember 17, 2013 MumbaiIndiaTaj Mahal Palace BallroomOctober 6, 2014 ShanghaiChinaXuhui Binjiang Green Space South AmericaJanuary 22, 2015SalvadorBrazilFestival de Verão de SalvadorClaudia Leitte Capital InicialJanuary 25, 2015São PauloCitibank HallJanuary 30, 2015FlorianópolisDevassa on StageChris DefreynJanuary 31, 2015Xangri-láPlaneta Atlântida North America March 7, 2015Amherst United StatesWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Centerrowspan="15" April 16, 2015New York CityDelete Blood CancerApril 17, 2015PhiladelphiaFranklin FieldApril 18, 2015AuburnAuburn UniversityApril 21, 2015Washington, D.C.The Black CatApril 23, 2015Garden CityAdelphi UniversityApril 25, 2015MedfordTufts UniversityApril 26, 2015BaltimoreUniversity of MarylandApril 29, 2015GreenvaleTiles Center for Performing ArtsMay 23, 2015Las VegasHard Rock Hotel and CasinoJune 12, 2015Los AngelesWest Hollywood ParkJune 13, 2015June 14, 2015July 5, 2015Las VegasHard Rock Hotel and CasinoSeptember 19, 2015ClemsonUpper Intramural Fields
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue Reason July 21, 2013IstanbulTurkeyParkorman Health concerns August 9, 2013Cleveland United StatesJacobs Pavilion at Nautica October 22, 2013JakartaIndonesia Skenoo Exhibition Hall October 26, 2013Kuala LumpurMalaysiaStadium Negara February 13, 2014DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai Media City Amphitheatre March 15, 2014Hammond United StatesHoreshoe Casino Hammond April 13, 2014Green BayKress Events Center
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